It doesn’t matter what I think. It doesn’t matter what other people think. You have to get on the ice and participate and play and the best team wins.
WAYNE GRETZKYGrowing up, I was always the small guy.
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I can’t remember the last time I went to a game and there was a fight. I think they fight more in baseball now than they do in hockey.
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Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
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Eight days ago, we were the toast of the town. Eight days later we’re Thanksgiving turkeys.
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I miss all the shots I don’t take.
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The biggest difference between L.A. and Edmonton was that instead of people looking at me I was looking at them.
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He brings something special. I don’t know what it is, but if you ask him, you couldn’t understand his answer.
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When I broke into professional hockey at 17 I was told that I was too small and too slow and I wouldn’t make the NHL. Now it’s kind of flip-flopped and the sense is I can’t be a good coach because I was a great athlete.
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There’s no perfect coach in the world. Coaches are human, too. Mistakes are made. But, fundamentally, if you’re sound, you eliminate as many mistakes as possible.
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The Power of WHO provides great lessons about how to succeed in business and in life. If you surround yourself with quality people and great friends, the sky’s the limit.
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No matter who you are, we’re creatures of habit. The better your habits are, the better they will be in pressure situations.
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The greatest thing about playing obviously is winning, and you can’t replace that experience with anything.
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People in general want to build somebody up and then try to knock them down. They always root for the underdog.
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You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
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It’s kind of ironic when I broke in at 17, I was told I was too small, too slow and I wouldn’t make the NHL.
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Sometimes people ask, ‘Are hockey fights real?’ I say, ‘If they weren’t, I’d get in more of them.
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